endodormancy

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noun

dormancy brought about by internal (rather than environmental) factors

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Meanings

nounendodormancy (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologydormancy brought about by internal (rather than environmental) factors
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    A comparative GO analysis revealed that oxidation-reduction process (biological process) and ATP binding (molecular function), were overrepresented during the ecodormancy period (EP) when compared to the endodormancy deepest period (DP), indicating that ATP synthesis was activated during the transition between these dormancy stages.

    2015 October 10, “Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of the Less-Dormant Taiwanese Pear and the Dormant Japanese Pear during Winter Season”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From endo- + dormancy.

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endodormancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endodormancy

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“endodormancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endodormancy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endodormancy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endodormancy.

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